I haven't had blister problems with the Olson buildt Redux, but weather
helm is always there to deal with. I don't think you can move the mast
enough to fix it. Just the usual fixes of 1. weight on the rail 2.
flatten the main with backstay, 3, carry a bubble in the main 4.
feather up if you have to.
Sorry, no magic that I know of.
Nick
Roger Craine wrote:
> Bob
>
> My answers are under your questions. My question--what do you use for
> jib halyards. One of mine broke and I need to replace it.
>
> Roger
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Jennifer Kolar <mailto:kolarjl@aol.com>
> *To:* Robert Izmirian <mailto:rizmirian@comcast.net>
> *Cc:* olson911@sailpix.com <mailto:olson911@sailpix.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 05, 2004 8:28 AM
> *Subject:* Re: Ericson built boats
>
>
> On Sep 30, 2004, at 7:40 PM, Robert Izmirian wrote:
>
> I’ve a couple of questions for those of you with Ericson built
> boats. Mine is an ’88 hull.
>
>
>
> 1. I’m currently hauled out and for the first time I’ve
> discovered blisters, probably 20 to 30, each about the size of
> a quarter. The hull has a barrier coat. The boat has been out
> of the water for two weeks and the weather has been fairly
> warm. It may be that the warmth has caused some expansion of
> the moisture trapped in the hull, causing the blisters.
> Anybody have experience with blisters on their boats, and if
> so, what have you done? My inclination is to ignore the
> blisters.
> Dreamtime is an 88 sold in 89. She had blisters along the
> water line, on the keel and rudder, when I bought her. She was
> out for a month or so in 2000. I popped the blisters. Let them
> dry, then sanded and covered with barrier coat and filler to
> smooth.
>
> Since then I have a few recurr along the waterline--which I
> pop and ... But that's it.
>
> Roger
>
> So the ericson's apparently have a history of blisters- the
> standard treatment is to sand down through the barrier coat, and
> put an all new barrier coat on.. a lot of work..
> this was done on our boat before we bought it.. although we
> recently redid the barrier coat anyway since when we went to redo
> the pain we discovered that the one the previous owner had put on
> was pretty thin.
> We do still see occasional blistering at sharply curved areas-
> like near the keel joint- but that is it. The other place they are
> common (due to sun exposure) is the rudder.
>
>
>
> 2. I’ve been retuning the rig to try to get rid of some of
> the weather helm my boat has developed. I’ve moved the tip of
> the mast forward over an inch by loosening the backstay and
> tightening the forestay. I think I’m using much more powerful
> sails and that has contributed to the increased weather helm.
> Has anyone successfully tuned the weather helm out of these
> boats?
>
> Not me.
>
> Roger
>
>
> Thanks for whatever help you can offer.
>
>
>
> Bob Izmirian
>
> Jane Doe
>
Received on Wed Oct 6 18:45:43 2004